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Born in USA from Philippines family, Rochelle Ashana studied and graduated in California at UCLA in art and design. She then moved to Maui, Hawaii and worked as a photographer for the Trilogy Boat Cruises. As an actress, Rochelle Ashana appeared in the movie Kickboxer alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as Mylee. She also had guest appearances on U.S. television series such as The A-Team and Hooperman. Aside from acting, Rochelle Ashana helps the local community and teaches children in art schools. Her current residence is near Washington, DC, where she also maintains a separate company for her distribution of photographs.- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Matt Weinglass is an actor, director, writer and producer living in Los Angeles, CA who has appeared in several prominent films, TV shows and music videos. He recently produced the award-winning Amazon Prime feature documentary, Tupamaro: Urban Guerrillas (2019), has written, produced and directed "Crash: The Animated Series" (2016 - 2020), and numerous television segments, documentary pieces and sketch comedy shorts. He is the director and CEO of Sherwood Players Productions, a production company which also offers classes and workshops and is part of a larger extended artistic community surrounding the Los Angeles area.
Matt was born in San Francisco and is one of identical twin brothers raised by a single mother. His twin brother Jeremy Weinglass is a concert pianist in Los Angeles. Matt began acting at age ten when he joined the Scaramouche Repertory Theater, a children's theatre company in the Bay Area. As a teen he was selected to compete in the American Collegiate Theatre Festival in Park City, Utah.
In 1998 Matt was accepted into the BFA acting conservatory program at UC Santa Barbara. While there he co-founded The Sherwood Players, a theater company which produced original, topical and edgy material and gained a large following throughout the Santa Barbara community. The company also produced films, including Matt's feature directorial debut, Into the Void (2000), starring Autumn Reeser. After college Matt moved to Los Angeles where the 6'7" actor worked as a bouncer to support himself while pursuing a career in entertainment.
In 2004 he co-created and produced two TV series for LA36, AfterthoughTV and The Underground, both hosted by and starring Deanna Russo, which served as platforms for progressive filmmakers and artists of all types to showcase their work. The Underground (2006) regularly featured Josh Gad and his comedy troupe The Lost Nomads. The final episode featured an exclusive interview with the creators of Loose Change (2005) an investigation on 9/11, scoring the highest viewership in the history of the network.
Under the same name The Underground, LLC, Matt went on to produce and direct documentary pieces around the world for various networks such as Al Gore's Current TV, including Ballentine: Top of the World (2006) filmed in Greenland about the the melting polar ice caps and the US military's global presence during the Iraq War, Nicaragua: A Dying Generation (2009) about the abortion ban in Nicaragua initiated by the Catholic Church, Bolivia: Don't Tread On Me (2009) about the Bolivian government seizure of indigenous citizen's land and the docu-series Freaks Like Us (2008) and All Fired Up (2009) which both documented Senator Barack Obama's rise to the presidency.
As an actor, Matt co-starred as a bouncer on the TV series Rush Hour (2016). He was featured as a basketball player in a sketch opposite James Caan on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2011) and appeared as various "big men" in popular movies including Epic Movie (2005), Rebound (2005), Hitchcock (2012), Oz, The Great and Powerful (2013), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), Bright (2017) and music videos including Justin Bieber Let Me Love You (2016). Recently he starred in the horror/comedy feature Garden Party Massacre (2018), which has won several awards including Outstanding Ensemble at the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards.
Matt teaches a Director's Course in Hollywood, and hosts a monthly Production Workshop series SPECTRUM which has featured prominent industry guest speakers including Louis Lombardi, Ken Davitian, EG Daily, and the late great Ed Asner.- Katherine Barrese had been working as a model when gave birth to her daughter, actress Alexandra "Sasha" Barrese (Sasha Barrese), on April 24, 1981 in Maui, Hawaii. Soon after, the two moved to Paris, France, where they lived for 4 years. Katherine would continue her career as a French model, and she would often bring little Sasha to work with her. Both of them learned to speak fluent French.
A few years later, Katherine and little Sasha moved to California, where they both began their acting careers in the same movie, 1989's Homer and Eddie (1989). Katherine plays the pizza restaurant waitress that Eddie stiffs with a stolen credit card. Sasha, then 8-years-old, plays the small 4-year-old girl in the purple jacket at the parade. Both Katherine and Sasha went on to star in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss (1990), where Katherine plays lead character "Jezebel", and Sasha (age 9) plays "young Jezebel". Sasha was credited by her real name, Alexandra, in this film. Katherine went on to do one more movie in 1995 called Payback (1995), where she played a woman in prison. She and Sasha live in Beverly Hills, California. - Griffin Hamill was born on 4 March 1983 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Silent Night (2016).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
Puppeteer Van Charles Snowden was born on February 9, 1939 in San Francisco, California. His parents were Wyatt Estes Snowden and Ortha Dufree. Snowden was raised on a farm in Branson, Missouri. Van started his career in Hollywood by donning the suit of the famous titular dragon H.R. Pufnstuf in the 1970 theatrical film "Pufnstuf." Snowden went on to work for "Pufnstuf" creators Sid and Marty Kroft on such TV series as "The Bugaloos," "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters," and "Land of the Lost." Moreover, Van was one of the puppeteers who brought the ghoulish host the Cryptkeeper to life on the acclaimed cable TV horror anthology show "Tales from the Crypt" and in the spin-off movies "Demon Knight" and "Bordello of Blood." His other film credits include "Beetle Juice," "Bram Stroker's Dracula," and the first two "Child's Play" sequels. Snowden was nominated for a prime-time Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program for his work on "D.C. Follies;" this was the first time a puppeteer was ever nominated in this particular category. His last TV credit was as H.R. Pufnstuf on a 2007 episode of "My Name is Earl." Outside of his film and television work, Van also was the head of Hasbro's puppeteer division for the last three years of his life; he devised programming for such toys as Gizmo, E.T., Yoda, and Furby. Snowden died of cancer at age 71 on September 22, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California; he's survived by his brother Nick and sister Deanna.- Actor
Jack G. Lee was born on 5 June 1902 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Agnes Moorehead. He died on 19 October 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Visual Effects
- Special Effects
- Actor
Harold Weed was born on 23 December 1962 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Minority Report (2002) and Star Trek: Generations (1994).- Writer
- Producer
In 1951, Fauna Hodel, the white daughter of a prominent California family, was given away at birth to a young black woman who worked as a restroom attendant in a Nevada casino. Fauna grew up believing she was of mixed race, encountering prejudice from both blacks and whites. When she sought out her birth mother Tamar years later, she found out about her family link to the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder mystery. Fauna's early life was the inspiration for the unreleased feature film Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991), and Patty Jenkins' upcoming TNT miniseries I Am the Night (2019).
Fauna was a motivational speaker and mother to daughters Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro. She lost her battle with breast cancer at the end of September 2017, but was a producer on I Am The Night until her death. Fauna perpetuated love and equality, and her daughters are continuing her legacy.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Robbyn Kirmsse was born in San Francisco County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Surrogates (2009), Breakdown (1997) and Drive Angry (2011).- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Steve Bulen was born on 1 August 1949 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Dale Kelly was born on 2 January 1955 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Dragon Ball Z (1996), Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) and Kill or Be Killed (1993).- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Brian Chin was born on 22 November 1950 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is known for Escape from New York (1981), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Pumpkinhead (1988).- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
B.Z. Petroff was born on 29 August 1958 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Hollow Man (2000), A Bug's Life (1998) and Toy Story (1995). He is married to Roy Kissin. They have two children.- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
- Casting Director
Julian Kwasneski was born on 8 April 1967 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is a casting director, known for Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000), Back to the Future: The Game (2010) and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003).- Dylan Beach was born on 31 January 1965 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976). He died on 22 July 2008 in Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
- Visual Effects
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
John V. Fante was born on 19 August 1947 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Innerspace (1987) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Walter Bien was born on 16 April 1923 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for That's My Mama (1974), Tom Sawyer (1973) and CPO Sharkey (1976). He died on 26 September 2008 in California, USA.- Elly Drygas was born on 25 February 1984 in San Francisco County, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Christmas Tree (1991).
- Additional Crew
Michael Adler is of counsel to the firm. His clients have included numerous Academy Award and Golden Globe winning directors, actors and writers. He has been involved in many innovative transactions such as the financing and distribution of “Magic Mike”.
Michael received his B.A. from UCLA and graduated summa cum laude. He received his J.D. from UCLA law school. He was the first extern while in law school to clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Mathew O. Tobriner. Following receipt of his law degree, he clerked for U.S. District Court Judge William Enright in the Southern District of California.
Michael has two children and three grandchildren. His wife is a retired physician, and she and Michael are involved in many charitable organizations and endeavors.- Writer
- Producer
Mark Werlin was born on 6 June 1955 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for A Face to Die For (1996).